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If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance you have a LinkedIn profile with your digital resume and hundreds — if not thousands — of professional connections. But how many of those people do you actually know well, and, more importantly, do you ever connect with them and meet others from their networks? “You […]

Language learning startup Toucan raises $4.5M Toucan, a startup that helps users learn a new language while they browse the web, is announcing that it has raised an additional $4.5 million in seed funding. As I wrote last fall, the Santa Monica, Calif.-based startup has built a Chrome extension that scans the text of whatever website you’re reading and translates select words into whichever language you’re trying to learn. That means you’re expanding your vocabulary without having to make...

Kinvolved Announces the Formation of Strategic Advisory Board Members include the countrys leading education, EdTech, government, and business experts. News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, April 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kinvolved, the leading organization helping schools and districts improve attendance and family engagement, has announced the formation of its first strategic advisory board. Members of the Kinvolved advisory board will guide the companys efforts to ...

Kinvolved : Announces the Formation of Strategic Advisory Board 04/23/2021 | 09:37am EDT Send by mail : Message : Required fields NEW YORK, April 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kinvolved, the leading organization helping schools and districts improve attendance and family engagement, has announced the formation of its first strategic advisory board. Members of the Kinvolved advisory board will guide the companys efforts to end the absenteeism crisis and improve student outcomes. Members of Kinvolve...

Realworld, a NYC-based platform, marketplace, and community to navigate adulthood, raised $3.4m in seed funding. The round was led by Fitz Gate Ventures, with participation from Bezos Expeditions (the personal investment company of Jeff Bezos), Knightsgate Ventures, The Helm, Great Oaks VC, Copper Wire Ventures, Amplifyher Ventures, Underdog Labs, Human Ventures, and Brilliant Friends and previous backer Techstars.   Led by founder Genevieve Ryan Bellaire, Realworld is a platform, market...

Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Realworld, a platform, marketplace, and community to navigate adulthood, announced today that it has closed an oversubscribed $3.4 million seed round, led by Fitz Gate Ventures, with participation from Bezos Expeditions (the personal investment company of Jeff Bezos), Knightsgate Ventures, The Helm, Great Oaks VC, Copper Wire Ventures, Amplifyher Ventures, Underdog Labs, Human Ventures, and Brilliant Friends. Pre...

Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo” or the “Firm”) today announced the creation of an Impact

Murmur, still in private beta, wants to help startups make private work agreements public Whats the TAM of founders building in public? As building in public continues to gain popularity with early-stage startup founders, Murmur, coming out of stealth today, wants to leverage that natural transparency to a louder frequency. Founded by Aaron Dignan, Murmur helps startups create work agreements based on the policies of other startups. “Work agreements” is an intentionally broad phrase, but en...

Uber vet raises $5.2M for blue-collar logistics marketplace After working as a general manager for Uber in Nevada, Jason Radisson realized the need for a way to connect blue-collar workers to companies looking to employ them. So in late 2018, the idea for Shift One — a marketplace aimed at pairing workers and employers — was born. The startup is focused on last-mile logistics and delivery, e-commerce fulfillment and large-scale event management. Since formally launching in 2019, Shift One ...

After working as a general manager for Uber in Nevada, Jason Radisson realized the need for a way to connect blue-collar workers to companies looking to employ them. Since formally launching in 2019, Shift One has grown to have 25,000 workers on its platform -- many of whom it says were unemployed at the time of hire. To help it grow and further expand its reach, Shift One just raised a $5.2 million seed round led by City Light Capital and Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen’s JAM...